Rossi's advantage is that Vinales and Marquez cannot tolerate each other. The Texas Grand Prix demonstrated this. Marc 'had to' win, but Maverick could afford to settle. But instead he wanted to put an end to his rival's record in America. The result was a crash and a zero points score.

Yes, we listened to him: he didn't exactly hide the fact that he blamed the Michelin front tyre. Something that every rider does when they don't understand where they exaggerated. The reality is that he made a mistake. And if Marquez hand't been so keen to show his strength at Austin, Valentino wouldn't be leading the championship today.